Ernst Meisner
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Ernst Meisner is a dancer and choreographer. He trained at the Nationale Ballet Academy in Amsterdam and at the Royal Ballet School in London.
He joined the Royal Ballet company in 2000 dancing many solo roles including Benvolio in Romeo and Juliet and works by Forsythe, MacMillan, Ek, Ashton, Balanchine and Kylian as well as creating roles for such choreographers as Wheeldon, McGregor and Tuckett. He has also expanded his repertoire by performing such works as Sans Response by ex-NDT choreographer Patrick Delcroix
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He has toured extensively with the Royal Ballet to the US, Japan, Russia, Australia and Europe and has performed with Mara Galeazzi and Friends in galas in Kenya, South Africa and Italy.
He was a finalist in the Eurovison Grand Prix for Young Dancers in Lyon, 1999. He was awarded a prize for most promising newcomer by the Alexandra Radius Fonds in Holland.
He produced his own show with dancers from the Royal Ballet and the Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet in 2005.
He has also choreographed several pieces for the Royal Ballet Workshop. His dances were also performed in New Works in the Linbury 2008 and galas in England and Italy. His latest duet called "What if..." was made for up and coming Royal Ballet dancers Melissa Hamilton and Sergei Polunin.
He closely works together with composer Paul Gladstone-Reid and designer Karoline Weber on many projects.
He organizes children workshops and also teaches ballet.
He was invited to attend Dance East's Rural Retreat for Future Dance Directors in January 2008.
His agent is the former dancer Gavin Roebuck
He joined the Royal Ballet company in 2000 dancing many solo roles including Benvolio in Romeo and Juliet and works by Forsythe, MacMillan, Ek, Ashton, Balanchine and Kylian as well as creating roles for such choreographers as Wheeldon, McGregor and Tuckett. He has also expanded his repertoire by performing such works as Sans Response by ex-NDT choreographer Patrick Delcroix
Patrick Delcroix
Patrick Delcroix, born February 8, 1963, in Pau/France, dancer and choreographer, was educated at the Centre International de Danse Rosella Hightower in Cannes and the Ecole de danse Colette Soriano in Orthez, France....
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He has toured extensively with the Royal Ballet to the US, Japan, Russia, Australia and Europe and has performed with Mara Galeazzi and Friends in galas in Kenya, South Africa and Italy.
He was a finalist in the Eurovison Grand Prix for Young Dancers in Lyon, 1999. He was awarded a prize for most promising newcomer by the Alexandra Radius Fonds in Holland.
He produced his own show with dancers from the Royal Ballet and the Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet in 2005.
He has also choreographed several pieces for the Royal Ballet Workshop. His dances were also performed in New Works in the Linbury 2008 and galas in England and Italy. His latest duet called "What if..." was made for up and coming Royal Ballet dancers Melissa Hamilton and Sergei Polunin.
He closely works together with composer Paul Gladstone-Reid and designer Karoline Weber on many projects.
He organizes children workshops and also teaches ballet.
He was invited to attend Dance East's Rural Retreat for Future Dance Directors in January 2008.
His agent is the former dancer Gavin Roebuck